Posts Tagged ‘2008 World Chess Championship Bonn’

For the 2008 World Chess Championship match in Bonn, Germany, Vladimir Kramnik has selected these players as his “Seconds.” I hope my readers will visit again tomorrow to view my coverage for game 1 of the 2008 World Chess Championship Match between Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik.

Name: Peter Leko
Date of birth: 09-08-1979
Country: Hungary
Current Rating: 2763
Description: Leko became the youngest grandmaster in the history of chess in 1994, at 14 years of age. Peter went on to win the Dortmund Super Tournament in both 1999 and 2002 defeating very strong opponents in both events. In 2004d Leko came extremely close to becoming Hungary’s first World Champion. Leko lead Kramnik by one point going into the final game of heir match. Kramnik won this game and retianed his title by having a split score with Leko.
Notable Game:

Name: Sergey Rublevsky
Date of birth: 10-15-1974
Country: Russia
Current Rating: 2702
Description: Rublevsky won the 2004 Aeroflot Open, the 2005 Russian Championship and Aerosvit Foros 2006. In addition, he has represented Russia in five Olympiads and two World Team Championships. During his successful career, Sergey defeated both Anatoli Karpov and Garry Kasparov in tournament games.
Notable Game:

Name: Laurent Fressinet
Date of Birth: 11-01-1981
Country: France
Current Rating: 2673
Description: Fressinet has a very impressive overall record of +161 -82 =243. However, he still lacks the major tournament victories to make him a household name in the chess world.
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